A former bin man is living inside a converted horse box with his pet German shepherd and parrot after a bad accident on the job left him unable to work.

Stephen James has equipped the £17,500 trailer with several televisions, an oven, sink, microwave, bedroom, space for his dog Kaiser and parrot Charlie Bitefinger, and even a shower room.

It's powered through a mix of generators and solar panels that he has fitted to the roof.

The 59-year-old is currently parked up in a lay-by near Willington in South Derbyshire, but he's stressed out by his situation because he is often told to move and he's living in fear of being burgled.

Stephen James has even installed a shower room with a toilet (Image: Derby Telegraph/BPM Media)